I guess tripping over the inconsistencies in his commentary made him thirsty. I couldn't have gone to college without the federal government - I hate the federal government. Sheesh...good thing righties have short attention spans or they'd realize what a freakin' hypocrite their "savior" is.

I used to sing in an a cappella group. Once, we had a high-profile gig where I had to sing lead on a fast-paced tune, and on the last moments of the song prior to my lead, I felt the saliva evaporating. Took a quick swig of water before singing the next tune, but, sadly, it just didn't cut it. My lips and gums became one. Had to use extra force to detach my lip from my gums as I sang. Ugh.

So, I knew what was happening to Rubio pretty early on -- saw the tell-tale signs (the extra, seemingly unnecessary movement of the lips). Shortly before he grabbed for the water, I wondered if blood was gonna start running from his mouth because his bone-dry lips kept rubbing against his bone-dry gums. Then, he realized it was better to look awkward than to look bloody :-).

At least it made listening to the same hypocritical drivel a little more interesting.

This is the first time I've seen Rubio speak, so I was interested to see how well he would do. At first, I thought it was going pretty well --- nothing really new for the GOP, but some good personal touches from Rubio, and well delivered. I thought he was well spoken, even if i didn't agree with him.

Then at some point he took a real quick swipe with his finger along the side of his face, and I thought, What is it? Does he have an Itch? Maybe he's hot and had to wipe some sweat.

At that point I noticed that he seemed a bit thirsty. His voice got a bit mushy, like he couldn't work up any spit, and he seemed to be trying to swallow after every sentence. You could hear the sticky sound of dry mouth as he talked. I couldn't pay any attention to what he was saying, because I was too fascinated with how stressed he looked and how he seemed to be dying of thirst right in front of meI

I kept thinking, Doesn't he have a cup of water? Can't anyone see he is dying?

He took another swipe at the other side of his face, looking really uncomfortable. And a minute later, when he looked like he was finally going to choke from cotton mouth, he actually wiped the corners of his mouth with his fingers, like he thought he might have a little bit of foam on his lips!

By this point I was gulping my own drink down in a sympathetic effort to get him some relief. Watching someone that thirsty makes me thirsty. So I was chugging down my drink in an effort to help his thirst! Why won't anyone help him?

When he finally lunged off screen for the water bottle, I actually shouted, "Thank God! Take as much time as you need, bro!"

Basically, I missed two thirds of the speech because I was was squirming in discomfort the whole time, watching a man die of thirst, like some old prospector trapped in the desert.

We are reaching lower depths (note we are already about as low as I thought possible) when we complain that someone needed a drink of water during a speech. Maybe if he was gulping down a Red Bull or a beer, or shot of vodka we'd have something really to sink our teeth in.

I had a feeling the liberal media would focus on that. Obama will keep killing Americans with drones, destroying the credit rating of the nation, and leading us to ruin, but the fact that Marco Rubio drinks water is a more interesting story. America is over.

"By this point I was gulping my own drink down in a sympathetic effort to get him some relief. Watching someone that thirsty makes me thirsty. So I was chugging down my drink in an effort to help his thirst! Why won't anyone help him?"

Could have been worse... youtube has a clip of a reporter whose "nature call" occurred right in the middle of a broadcast. Nothing like watching someone waddle off into the background of the shot with their "cheeks" visibly clenched.